Color-Rich Impact

The vivid hues and unique texture of our Scabiosa flowers create a bold visual statement in borders, beds, or floral arrangements. Group them together for a lively display or let them stand alone for a dynamic, eye-catching accent that adds lasting beauty to any flower garden.

Elegant, Airy Form

Our Pincushion’s delicate, airy blooms add a soft touch to any garden. With their fine, feathery petals and slender stems, they create a light, graceful presence. These flowers bring a subtle charm to flower arrangements or complement various landscape designs.

Long-Lasting Blooms

With our Scabiosa, enjoy weeks of extended blooms that bring vibrant color to your garden. Regular deadheading encourages more flowers, extending the display throughout the season. Their long-lasting blooms ensure your garden stays lively and full of beauty for an extended period.

Drought-Tolerant

Once established, our Scabiosa plant handles dry weather with ease, needing little water. This drought-tolerant plant grows well in low-water gardens, maintaining its color and charm while reducing the need for frequent watering, making it a practical option for gardeners.

Scabiosa (Scabiosa Caucasica Perfection Blue) - This is an old-fashioned favorite in the summer flower garden commonly known as Pincushion Flower. It is an easy and rewarding flower to grow from Scabiosa seeds, and it features fern-like foliage, stems that reach 20 inches, and rich lilac-blue colored blooms that resemble a pin cushion. These blooms are gorgeous and they make excellent cut flowers. Pincushion Flower Scabiosa plants are sun-lovers, and they are ideal for borders, edging, and xeriscape flower beds. The are very attractive when planted in mass groupings.

The Scabiosa Pincushion plant is easy to take care of. Scabiosa flower care includes providing stakes for the plants in windy areas as they have delicate wiry stems. Pincushions flower heavily in early summer. Deadhead flowers, stems too, once they have finished blooming to prolong the blooming season, and then cut the plants back at the end of the growing season in autumn. It is necessary to divide the plants every 2 - 3 years to maintain vigorous growth. The Scabiosa Pincushion flower needs well-draining soil for winter survival and are resistant to drought once established.

Sow Scabiosa seeds indoors 10 weeks before the desired planting date. Press the Scabiosa Caucasica seeds gently into the starter mix. Keep the seed moist until germination. Pincushion seeds can also be sown directly outdoors after danger of frost has passed, but they will be very late to bloom. Sow the blue Pincushion flower seeds into well-draining soil that has been loosened and weeded. Sow the flower seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 20 inches apart. Gently press the seed into the soil and keep it moist.